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BRASS CANDLESTICK
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197
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BRASS CANDLESTICK
See original version (French)
Estimate €1,000 - €1,500
Voluntary lot
Description
BRASS CANDLESTICK
Ottoman Turkey, 17th century; the chiselled decoration, Iran, 19th century
The truncated conical base with a bowl, the fluted shaft and tulip-shaped lampshade, the later chiselled decoration featuring floral and scale motifs; the inscription on the base reads: ‘…’, formerly fitted as a lamp, minor losses.
Height: 31 cm
Inscription (Persian):
جهانت به کام و فلک یار باد جهان آفرینت نگهدار باد
– ‘May your world be blessed by heaven and earth / May the world be blessed by your presence.’ ’ Verses taken from the ode by the poet Sa’di (d. 1290–91) dedicated to his patron Abu Bakr b. Sa’d b. Zangi (d. 1260), Part 4, v. 35.
An Ottoman Candlestick,
Turkey, 17th century, with a 19th-century Persian engraving
See original version (French)
Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
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